Ji Yunshu listened to him attentively while pondering.
“There is one thing I don’t understand. Ji Li seemed very calm as if he was ready to die. He didn’t have any desire to get out this predicament. I can’t see through him,” Jing Rong said in puzzlement.
“Your Highness can’t see through him because he doesn’t want you to see through him,” Ji Yunshu replied.
“Eh? What do you mean?”
“My elder brother is a very meticulous person. He will tackle any problem he encounters with extreme calmness. People always think he is indifferent, but on the contrary, he is furiously planning another way out.”
“Another way out? Breaking out of the Ministry of Justice’s prison is a heavy crime. Not to mention that he was imprisoned under my imperial father’s edict, and, without his permission, no one will dare save him. It’s impossible to break out from prison, let alone find another way out? There is only one way to leave the prison – by being absolved from any criminal charges,” Jing Rong explained to her in a skeptic tone.
However, Ji Yunshu remained firm in her belief. “People can hardly guess his mind because he is like this. The result: they end up getting killed by him while he survives.”
“You overestimate him too much!”
“On the contrary, you underestimate him too much.”
From their talk, Jing Rong suddenly felt that he had overlooked something, but he couldn’t tell what it was.
What could Ji Li’s goal be in the end?
Ji Yunshu noticed he was in deep contemplation and said, “Regardless of what my eldest brother is planning, there is only one way out of there alive. On the other hand, what he said might be correct: this could all be a ploy from Qujiang. They might exploit Yuchi Lin’s death to achieve their goals. If this is the truth, they are quite fearsome.”
“So, what do you think?” Jing Rong frowned, waiting for her analysis. In truth, he had already formed his own ideas but still wanted to hear hers.
Ji Yunshu took her brush and started to draw while talking, “The main interest of two countries is without a doubt territorial sovereignty. This time, Qujiang’s action of harassing the borders is quite unusual, but due to that, they were able to enter the capital smoothly under the Emperor’s orders. However, out of the blue, they announced they came here for a marriage proposal. Although this might seem logical, in fact, it’s a bit absurd considering the premise that allowed them to enter the capital in the first place. The Emperor has decreed Miss Kong a princess and selected her to be the bride. Logically, the Qujiang people should be satisfied and should return to their country immediately. Yet unexpectedly, Yuchi Lin died the following night. This is too timely to be a coincidence. It seems like each event was part of a grander scheme. I remember that during the war five years ago, Qujiang had relinquished two cities in compensation. The Qujiang King is a king after all, so losing two major cities must have hurt him.”
Surprise flashed through his eyes after he heard her analysis, but there was not much shock. “So, you believe that their final objective is to reclaim those two cities? From the attack on the border to this point, each of their actions was for this objective this entire time?”
“It’s highly probable,” Ji Yunshu faintly said.
Jing Rong rose from his chair and walked toward her. He had no words to describe how wonderful this woman was. She was incredibly intelligent to a scary point.
Her analysis was so detailed and on point that he believed that not many of the officials and ministers at the imperial court would be capable of analysing this matter to such a extent.
It appeared she was someone who could understand the overall situation.
Suddenly noticing a figure overshadowing her and a heated gaze on her, Ji Yunshu raised her eyes and met with Jing Rong’s eyes.